Module java.xml.crypto
Package javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo

Interface KeyValue

All Superinterfaces:
XMLStructure
public interface KeyValue extends XMLStructure
A representation of the XML KeyValue element as defined in the W3C Recommendation for XML-Signature Syntax and Processing. A KeyValue object contains a single public key that may be useful in validating the signature. The XML schema definition is defined as: 
    <element name="KeyValue" type="ds:KeyValueType"/>
    <complexType name="KeyValueType" mixed="true">
      <choice>
        <element ref="ds:DSAKeyValue"/>
        <element ref="ds:RSAKeyValue"/>
        <!-- <element ref="dsig11:ECKeyValue"/> -->
        <!-- ECC keys (XMLDsig 1.1) will use the any element -->
        <any namespace="##other" processContents="lax"/>
      </choice>
    </complexType>

    <element name="DSAKeyValue" type="ds:DSAKeyValueType"/>
    <complexType name="DSAKeyValueType">
      <sequence>
        <sequence minOccurs="0">
          <element name="P" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
          <element name="Q" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
        </sequence>
        <element name="G" type="ds:CryptoBinary" minOccurs="0"/>
        <element name="Y" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
        <element name="J" type="ds:CryptoBinary" minOccurs="0"/>
        <sequence minOccurs="0">
          <element name="Seed" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
          <element name="PgenCounter" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
        </sequence>
      </sequence>
    </complexType>

    <element name="RSAKeyValue" type="ds:RSAKeyValueType"/>
    <complexType name="RSAKeyValueType">
      <sequence>
        <element name="Modulus" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
        <element name="Exponent" type="ds:CryptoBinary"/>
      </sequence>
    </complexType>

    <complexType name="ECKeyValueType">
      <sequence>
        <choice>
          <element name="ECParameters" type="dsig11:ECParametersType" />
          <element name="NamedCurve" type="dsig11:NamedCurveType" />
        </choice>
        <element name="PublicKey" type="dsig11:ECPointType" />
      </sequence>
      <attribute name="Id" type="ID" use="optional" />
    </complexType>

    <complexType name="NamedCurveType">
      <attribute name="URI" type="anyURI" use="required" />
    </complexType>

    <simpleType name="ECPointType">
      <restriction base="ds:CryptoBinary" />
    </simpleType>
See section 4.5.2.3.1 of the W3C Recommendation for the definition of ECParametersType.

A KeyValue instance may be created by invoking the newKeyValue method of the KeyInfoFactory class, and passing it a PublicKey representing the value of the public key. Here is an example of creating a KeyValue from a DSAPublicKey of a Certificate stored in a KeyStore: 

 KeyStore keyStore = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
 PublicKey dsaPublicKey = keyStore.getCertificate("myDSASigningCert").getPublicKey();
 KeyInfoFactory factory = KeyInfoFactory.getInstance("DOM");
 KeyValue keyValue = factory.newKeyValue(dsaPublicKey);
This class returns the DSAKeyValue and RSAKeyValue elements as objects of type DSAPublicKey and RSAPublicKey, respectively. Note that not all of the fields in the schema are accessible as parameters of these types.
Since:
1.6
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